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When I was young, I was sold on winning. I was always serious on the court. As I got older, I realized that it was just a basketball game. Just go out there and have fun.

Carmelo Anthony

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Carmelo Anthony
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: May 29
Basketball Player
Brooklyn
New York
Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Melo
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I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me.
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I think I am a smarter player now.
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When I really like something, I try to put my all into it. This is something thats different from when I was growing up on the basketball court, running up and down, scoring 30 points or something. This is totally something different.
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At this point in my career I'm not concerned about the money, it's about winning. Nothing else even matters.
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I want to retire in New York, let's be quite frank. I think a lot of people jumped the gun when I said I wanted to be a free agent. And yeah, I want people to come to play in New York. I want them to want to play in New York. I want New York to be that place where guys want to come play.
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If you laugh, think, and cry that's a full day.
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It will work out, somehow. That's a hell of a duo right there, Marbury, Crawford and Houston.
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I can't palm a basketball.
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A lot of people think that as a player, during the lockout, you just have your whole day free. It's not like that - especially for me. I wake up everyday, train in the morning from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. Then I have a business meeting here, have to meet this person there, it's non-stop for me.
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If I were president? First thing I'd do is take care of the schoolteachers. I'm not saying we should start 'em out with six figures, but in some places they've got to be mother, father, brother, sister, and mentor. They're real important people. Let's give 'em a raise - and attract the best people to the job.
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I got an owner that looks out for me. You can't beat that.
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A lot of people I meet say, 'You remind me so much of Magic Johnson.'
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Although you do look at the big picture, if you're dealing with the now, it can be kind of frustrating. You're losing basketball games, things not going the way you want it to go or should go, but at the same time we've just got to stay with it. Just stay positive, just stay focused, as a team, as a unit, because the ship easily can sink early.
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We all need that sometimes, to get re-sparked again. Sometimes it's different influences and different motivations sometimes we've got to go and get back to the basics.
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I want to win the game. I dont worry about taking over the game unless I have to.
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I'm me. I'm just out there being myself. I like having fun. But at the same time, I bring everybody together. So I'm really -- or I try to be -- like the glue of the team.
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I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.
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I'm really into fashion.
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Every Morning You Have Two Choices: Continue To Sleep With Your Dreams, Or Wake Up and Chase Them.
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